Por Brian Chilton Algunos versículos de la Biblia se han popularizado tanto que a menudo se sacan de su contexto. Al hacerlo, el pasaje bíblico pierde el impacto que tiene. Peor aún, el texto puede recibir un mensaje que nunca pretendió transmitir. Jeremías 29:11 es un ejemplo. El versículo es una promesa de Dios que […]
Por JD Kline Pregunta: Tengo curiosidad por saber si los cristianos deberían estudiar filosofía. Respuesta: Es posible que en algún momento haya oído decir: “Los cristianos no deben estudiar filosofía porque la Biblia advierte a los creyentes que se cuiden de la filosofía.” Colosenses 2:8 la describe como “vanas sutilezas” y de las “tradiciones de […]
By Shanda Fulbright It never fails. When churched kids hit a certain age, I get panicked messages from parents. They usually start with, “We’re a Christian family, but my son doesn’t want to go to church anymore. He doesn’t believe in God.” Or, “I assumed my daughter was pro-life but she just told me women […]
By Erik Manning On the evening of April 2, 1968, a Muslim bus mechanic was working across the street from St. Mary’s Coptic Church in Zeitoun, a district of Cairo, Egypt. Suddenly, something on the roof of St. Mary’s got his attention: a figure that looked like a young woman. The mechanic pointed it out […]
By Judge Phil Ginn ‘I would much rather trust the true Christ than a blatantly false figment of someone’s misguided imagination’ CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Parishioners at Trinity College chapel, a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, were stunned and horrified when junior research fellow Joshua Heath preached a sermon claiming that due to select works […]
By Melissa Dougherty Since the 1960s, there’s been a measurable dramatic decline in moral ethics here in the United States. Some would argue that it’s been in a general decline since the dawn of humanity, myself included. However, here in the United States, the phrase “legislating morality” has been brought up more and more. Depending […]
Por Natasha Crain El domingo pasado, nuestra iglesia celebró su servicio multilingüe anual, con tres congregaciones -de habla mandarina, de habla española y de habla inglesa- que se reunieron para el culto. Tuvimos lecturas en varios idiomas, y el sermón se dio en español con un traductor al inglés. Esta semana no hubo escuela dominical, […]
By RYAN LEASURE At Grace Bible Church, we have a statement of faith that all members must affirm. It’s a fine statement of faith (though a little long if you ask me). And it provides a nice summary of basic Christian belief. That said, not all doctrines are created equal. Some doctrines are absolutely essential […]
By (Josh Klein) If God is so good, why did he command the Israelites to utterly destroy everyone and everything in the Old Testament? Is God a moral monster?[i] Particularly in the conquest of the land of Canaan? God calls for the complete and utter destruction of men, women, and children (as well as animals) multiple times[ii]. How could a moral God […]
By Brian Chilton Can truth be found in individual perceptions or is it dependent on an independent, transcendent reality? Many businesses and even churches tend to use the phrase “perception is reality” when talking about meeting customer needs. If a customer feels that they are not receiving the kind of service they expected, then their […]